Kotaro Shiga
Kotaro Shiga (志賀 廣太郎, Shiga Kōtarō, August 31, 1948 – April 20, 2020) was a Japanese actor and theater educator who was active since the 1990s until around 2020. Kotaro was born in Hyogo, Japan. He was a part-time lecturer at Toho Gakuen College of Art, majoring in theater. He was a member of Japanese theater company Seinen-dan (青年団). He was affiliated with l'être.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.8725 |
| Birthday | 1948-08-31 |
| Place of Birth | Hyogo, Japan |
| Also Known As | Kôtarô Shiga, Kōtarō Shiga, Koutarou Shiga, しが こうたろう, 志賀 廣太郎, |
2005
Funky Forest: The First Contact
6.403/62
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2004
The Taste of Tea
7.521/163
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2009
I Give My First Love to You
7.4/115
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2010
Wandering Home
6.2/3
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Wandering Home
1999
After Life
7.172/276
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2014
Kiki's Delivery Service
6.052/77
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2010
Sawako Decides
5.9/10
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Smap Short Films
0/0
Short films by top CM directors and CG creators: MUSIC POWER GO! GO! ダモン君の巻; BUS PANIC!!!; GAME SHINGO; 治療; Good-bye, cruel world; ROLLING BOM...
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2018
Summer Blooms
6.5/15
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2004
極限推理コロシアム
0/0
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Odayaka
5.7/4
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Yellow Tears
5/3
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2014
Judge!
7.2/23
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2011
Love Come
0/0
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2006
Ryoichi & Kiyoshi
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2016
Sing My Life
7/3
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2014
Rose Color's Buko
7.8/4
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Restaurant UFO
0/0
A high schooler who dreams of leaving her rural town for Tokyo puts out an ad for her job at her family's restaurant. Satoshi Yamaguchi directs.
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2010
When You Love And When You Are Loved
6/3
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2017
Haruta & Chika
7/18
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Haruta & Chika
2014
Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel
5.75/4
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2017
Gintama
6.8/136
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2004
Survive Style 5+
7.268/220
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2010
Saraba Itoshi no Daitoryo
0/0
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2014
Kamen Teacher: The Movie
4/5
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Kamen Teacher: The Movie
2008
Human Comedy in Tokyo
5.5/3
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2012
Theatre 1
5/4
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Kohaku
0/0
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Kohaku
2013
Flower of Shanidar
5.6/5
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Flower of Shanidar
2013
Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Autumn Special
6/1
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Maison Ikkoku Kanketsuhen
6.5/2
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Hirugao
5.422/32
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2009
Mameshiba Cubbish Puppy
6/1
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Go Find a Psychic!
6/5
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6.4/7
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2006
Unfair: Code Breaking
7.1/10
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2009
Okaimono
0/0
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The SanMei-sama: 5 seconds before they go wow.
0/0
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4/1
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The SanMei-Sama: Our Summer Wind
0/0
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The SanMei-Sama: With all due respect, i love you
0/0
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The SanMei-sama: Spring is a crunchy bite!
0/0
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0/0
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Blue Swallow
7.045/11
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2013
Mame Daifuku Monogatari
0/0
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Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special
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Mameshiba Ichirô fûten no shibajirô
6/1
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Tokyo Notes
0/0
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